Bob Baffert was all set to have two horses in the 2025 Kentucky Derby with Rodriguez and Citizen Bull. But now, he'll have just one in the race at Churchill Downs. Why is that? It's because Rodriguez was scratched from the race on Thursday afternoon due to a bruised foot, as co-owner Tom Ryan wrote on that day on X (formerly Twitter).

Bob Baffert's return to the Kentucky Derby took a bit of a hit on Thursday. One of the famed trainer's most notable horses, Rodriguez, was ruled out of Saturday's contest. The thoroughbred, which posted impressive results in a handful of races,

With two contenders scratched, Baeza is in the race and faces stiff competition from Journalism, to whom he was second in the Santa Anita. Here's what Baeza has to do.